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For the released album, see Concert for George (album). Concert for George is a live tribute soundtrack album in honour of George Harrison, issued in 2003 in conjunction with the simultaneous DVD release of the

The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author [1] The event was organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and Harrison's son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton, with all profits from the event going to the Material World Charitable Foundation. Olivia Trinidad Arias (born May 18 1948 in Los Angeles) aka Olivia Harrison, is the widow of George Harrison, former member of Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English musician and the son of George Harrison of The Beatles. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer

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The concert opened with a traditional Sanskrit invocation, the Sarve Shaam chant, followed by Indian music when Anoushka Shankar, daughter of Ravi Shankar, played "Your Eyes". Anoushka Shankar (अनुष्का शंकर b June 9, 1981, is a Sitar player and Composer in the United Kingdom. Pandit Ravi Shankar ( রবি শংকর Devanagari: रविशंकर "Pandit" ( Sanskrit, "learned" is honorific born April Next, Anoushka Shankar and Jeff Lynne performed "The Inner Light", followed by a Ravi Shankar composition "Arpan" (Sanskrit for 'to give'), specially written for the occasion. Anoushka Shankar (अनुष्का शंकर b June 9, 1981, is a Sitar player and Composer in the United Kingdom. Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Pandit Ravi Shankar ( রবি শংকর Devanagari: रविशंकर "Pandit" ( Sanskrit, "learned" is honorific born April Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical

Then there was a comedy interlude with members of the Monty Python troupe (Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam) along with Neil Innes, Carol Cleveland and special guest Tom Hanks performing "Sit on My Face" and "The Lumberjack Song". Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member Neil James Innes (born 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex) is an English writer and performer of Comic songs, best known Carol Cleveland (born 13 January, 1942, London) is an English comic actress, most notable for her appearances as the only significant Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Sit on My Face is a short song by the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus. The Lumberjack Song is one of the best-known and most popular sketches by the Monty Python Comedy troupe The remainder of the concert featured "George's Band" and included musicians Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Jools Holland, Albert Lee, Sam Brown, Gary Brooker, Joe Brown, Ray Cooper, Andy Fairweather-Low, Marc Mann, Harrison's son Dhani and several other musicians who appeared on Harrison's recordings over the years. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader For the city in Minnesota see Albert Lea Minnesota Albert Lee (born December 21, 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire Sam Brown (born Samantha Brown, 7 October 1964, Stratford London, England) is an English female Singer-songwriter Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1943) is an English singer Songwriter, Pianist and founder of the Rock band Joseph Roger Brown (born 13 May 1941) known as Joe Brown, is a British Entertainer of the 1960s and beyond Ray Cooper (born 19 August 1942 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English Musician. Andrew Fairweather-Low (born 2 August 1946, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales) is a Welsh Guitarist, Songwriter Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English musician and the son of George Harrison of The Beatles.

Between them they played a selection of mostly Harrison's songs, from both The Beatles and post-The Beatles eras, generally staying faithful to Harrison's original arrangements. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Highlights included Clapton and Preston on "Isn't It a Pity"; Starr on "Photograph"; McCartney on "Something" (opening with a solo ukulele accompaniment); Preston on "My Sweet Lord"; McCartney, Clapton and Starr reuniting on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" for the first time since The Prince's Trust Concert in 1987; and the performance of "Wah Wah". " Photograph " is a song written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " is a rock Ballad written by George Harrison for The Beatles on their Double album The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles.

The event was filmed and a motion picture version, directed by David Leland and photographed by Chris Menges, went on general release, and a DVD and CD were also released on 17 November 2003. David Leland (born April 20, 1947 in Cambridge, England) is a director screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial Chris Menges (born September 15, 1940 in Kingston Herefordshire) is an English Cinematographer and Film director. Concert for George is a live tribute soundtrack album in honour of George Harrison, issued in 2003 in conjunction with the simultaneous DVD release of the Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Monty Python and Sam Brown tracks were not included on the CD.

Bob Dylan did not attend "Concert for George" but played the Harrison song "Something" at a concert in New York City on 13 November 2002. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. He dedicated the song to Harrison "because we were such good buddies. "[2]

Set list

  1. "Sarve Shaam"
    • Traditional prayer - including a dedication by Ravi Shankar
  2. "Your Eyes" (Ravi Shankar) - 8:22
    • Anoushka Shankar: sitar / Tanmoy Bose: tabla
  3. "The Inner Light" (Harrison) - 3:01
    • Anoushka Shankar: sitar / Jeff Lynne: lead vocal, acoustic guitar / Tanmoy Bose: tabla / Dhani Harrison: piano, backing vocals / Unidentified musician(s)
  4. "Arpan" (Ravi Shankar) - 23:01
    • Anoushka Shankar: sitar, conductor / Sukanya Shankar: vocal-shloka / M. " The Inner Light " is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to " Lady Madonna Balanchandar: mridangam / Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: mohan vina / Tanmoy Bose: tabla, dholak / Chandrasekhar, Balu Raghuraman: violins / Eric Clapton: guitar / Pedro Eustache: wind instruments / Sunil Gupta: flute / Anuradha Krishamurthi, O. Pedro Eustache (born August 18 1959 is a creative S. Arun: vocalists / Jane Lister: harp / Gaurav Mazumdar: sitar / Snehashish Mzumdar: mandolin / Ramesh Mishra: sarangi / Pirshanna Thevarajah: percussion / Kenji Ota: tanpura / Barry Phillips: cello / Rajendara Prasanna: shahnai / Emil Richards: marimba / Partho Sarathy: sarod / Hari Sivanesan, Sivaskti Sivanesan: veena / Boys and Girls Choir courtesy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan / English Chamber Choir / London Metropolitan Orchestra (Andrew Brown, Roger Chase, Chris Fish, Helen Hathorn, Lynda Houghton, Ian Humphries, Zoe Martlew, Stella Page, Debbie Widdup)
    • Michael Kamen - string conductor, string arrangement
  5. Comic Interlude including four members of Monty Python: Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam. London Metropolitan Orchestra (LMO founded in 1994, is a London-based studio orchestra whose primary function is to record music for film television and other multimedia Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member Also performing: Neil Innes, Carol Cleveland and Tom Hanks. Neil James Innes (born 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex) is an English writer and performer of Comic songs, best known Carol Cleveland (born 13 January, 1942, London) is an English comic actress, most notable for her appearances as the only significant Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director
  6. "I Want to Tell You" (Harrison) - 2:52
    • Jeff Lynne: lead vocal, guitar
  7. "If I Needed Someone" (Harrison) - 2:28
    • Eric Clapton: lead vocal, guitar
  8. "Old Brown Shoe" (Harrison) - 3:48
    • Gary Brooker: lead vocal, keyboards
  9. "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" (Harrison) - 3:29
    • Jeff Lynne: lead vocal, guitar
  10. "Beware Of Darkness" (Harrison) - 4:00
    • Eric Clapton: lead vocal, guitar
  11. "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison) - 3:09
    • Joe Brown: lead vocal, guitar / Neil Gauntlett: guitar / Dave 'Rico' Nilo: bass / Phil Capaldi: drums / Andy Fairweather-Low: guitar
  12. "That's The Way It Goes" (Harrison) - 3:39
    • Joe Brown: lead vocal, mandolin / Neil Gauntlett: guitar / Dave 'Rico' Nilo: bass / Phil Capaldi: drums
  13. "Horse To The Water" (George Harrison/Dhani Harrison)
  14. "Taxman" (Harrison) - 3:10
    • Tom Petty: lead vocal, guitar / Mike Campbell: lead guitar / Benmont Tench: keyboards / Ron Blair: bass / Steve Ferrone: drums / Scott Thurston: additional guitar, background vocals
  15. "I Need You" (Harrison) - 3:00
    • Tom Petty: lead vocal, guitar / Mike Campbell: lead guitar / Benmont Tench: keyboards / Ron Blair: bass / Steve Ferrone: drums / Scott Thurston: additional guitar, background vocals
  16. "Handle With Care" (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne/Roy Orbison/Tom Petty/Bob Dylan) - 3:27
    • Tom Petty: lead vocal, guitar / Jeff Lynne: lead vocal / Dhani Harrison: guitar / Scott Thurston: background vocal, guitar, harmonica / Mike Campbell: lead guitar / Benmont Tench: keyboards / Ron Blair: bass / Steve Ferrone: drums / Jim Keltner: drums
  17. "Isn't It A Pity" (Harrison) - 6:58
    • Billy Preston: lead vocal, organ / Eric Clapton: lead vocal, lead guitar
  18. "Photograph" (Starkey/Harrison) - 3:56
    • Ringo Starr: lead vocal
  19. "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins) - 3:03
    • Ringo Starr: lead vocal / Albert Lee: guitar solo / Gary Brooker: piano solo
  20. "For You Blue" (Harrison) - 3:04
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocal, acoustic guitar / Ringo Starr: drums / Marc Mann: slide guitar
  21. "Something" (Harrison) - 4:25
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocal, ukulele, guitar / Ringo Starr: drums / Eric Clapton: lead vocal, lead guitar / Marc Mann: slide guitar
  22. "All Things Must Pass" (Harrison) - 3:33
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
  23. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Harrison) - 5:57
    • Eric Clapton: lead vocal, lead guitar / Paul McCartney: piano,background vocals / Ringo Starr: drums
  24. "My Sweet Lord" (Harrison) - 5:02
    • Billy Preston: lead vocal, keyboards
  25. "Wah-Wah" (Harrison) - 6:06
    • Jeff Lynne/Eric Clapton: lead vocal, guitar/Billy Preston: lead vocal/keyboards / Supergroup of Guest Musicians: all other instruments
  26. "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones/Gus Kahn) - 4:01
    • Joe Brown: lead vocal, ukulele / Neil Gauntlett: acoustic guitar / Dave 'Rico' Nilo: bass / Jim Capaldi: drums

George's Band (after interlude) and guests

Notes and references

  1. ^ The Concert for George, Catalogue number: 0349702412
  2. ^ bobdylan.com: Bob Dylan: Performances

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